What is conversion rate optimization?
Conversion rate optimization (CRO) is about adapting your website to facilitate the maximum number of conversions. It is about editing elements of your website to encourage your customers to take action that aligns with your overall macro conversions. This can be done using a series of micro-conversions while establishing your business as the go-to authority for your services in the area. The underlying desire for business growth fuels every conversion rate optimization campaign.
Why is conversion rate optimization so crucial to SEO?
If each of your website visitors were to convert, you wouldn’t have to worry about CRO. Sadly, website visitors don’t always convert, and that’s why we always strive to convert more visitors to customers. Even though conversion rates do not directly affect your organic ranking, they can be just as important. If your business is investing in SEO, but users aren’t continually converting, you need CRO. The equation is simple. More conversions result in more customers. More customers result in more profit. If you are still not sold on optimizing your conversion rates, maybe these ideas can help:
- Consumer behavior – When investing in SEO, we will connect you with people who have never heard of your business before. We don’t want our work to stop there. We want to convince the visitor that you are exactly the business to meet their needs. For many firms, that convincing is often overlooked. Working with clients across verticals has allowed us to understand the multidimensions of online consumer behavior. When a consumer visits a website, they quickly form an opinion of the business, their experience, and professionalism. At Outpace, we specialize in convincing visitors that you are the local authority in your area. This process increases the chance for a one-time visitor to be a repeat customer.
- Maximum utilization of resources – You have already invested thousands of dollars on your website, creating quality content, and on page SEO. But even after a massive increase in traffic, conversions still might be low. With conversion rate optimization, we can maximize your available resources and get more visitors to convert. Each vertical faces unique conversion hurdles. In some instances, this may include adding, changing, or removing software. The big hurdle might be the lack of information consumers have when visiting a site. In other cases, it may have more to do with the site speed and user experience associated with your website. All of these are things that we can correct for the betterment of your digital investment. With conversion rate optimization, you are gaining more customers without any added costs. Nothing screams “win-win” more than that.
- Better online reputation – A happy and satisfied customer is rarely silent. When people find the right service provider, they rush to tell their friends, family, and the internet. If you have skimmed through our content on reputation SEO, you already know how crucial online reputation is for any business. But to get to that point, you need your visitors to convert into customers. Conversion rate optimization fills the gap between visitors, customers, and repeat buyers.
Do I need an SEO agency to work on CRO?
It is easy to get lost on the internet, and people only ever devote the briefest of seconds to your website. Unless you have a website that will blow everyone away, chances are you are losing visitors. All that hard-earned traffic is merely walking away after a glance. Conversion rate optimization targets the brief amount of time in-between someone’s first visit to your website and the time they walk away from it. A failed conversion is a business loss, which is why targeting the brief seconds the customer is on your website is so crucial. But here comes the dilemma. What exactly do you optimize? You can optimize everything from the landing page to the website copy, its loading speed, call-to-action, website structure, ease of navigation, and many more. Everything that is on your website can be optimized to gain better conversions. But that doesn’t mean you should optimize everything. Understanding what parts of your website are hindering conversions is crucial in figuring out what to optimize. And if all of this is giving you a headache, give us a call. We know exactly how to make your web traffic count.